Nevada § 104.9304 - Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 104.9304 — Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 104.9304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts
1. The law of a bank's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or
nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained
with that bank, even if a transaction does not bear any relation to the bank's jurisdiction. 2. The following rules determine a bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this part: (a) If an agreement between the bank and the debtor governing the deposit account
expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction for purposes
of this part, this article or the Uniform Commercial Code, that jurisdiction is the
bank's jurisdiction. (b) If paragraph (a) does not apply and an agreement between the bank and its customer
governing the deposit account expressly provides that the agreement is governed by
the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction. (c) If neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies and an agreement between the
bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the deposit
account is maintained at an office in a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction
is the bank's jurisdiction. (d) If neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) nor paragraph (c) applies, the bank's
jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement
as the office serving the customer's account is located. (e) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction
in which the chief executive office of the bank is located.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 104.9304 cover?
Section 104.9304 ("Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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